An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Procurement Director to join a fast paced ever changing business where you will play a pivotal role in the business's future, owning the global procurement strategy and leading a function that directly influences financial performance, risk, and long-term sustainability. This is a highly visible leadership role, partnering closely with the Executive Team to inform major investment decisions, build strategic supplier partnerships, and embed procurement as a true value-driving discipline across the organization, drawing on strong commercial and infrastructure-led procurement principles and translating them into a fast-moving, global events environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and lead the global procurement strategy, aligned to organisational objectives, financial sustainability, risk appetite, and long-term growth, ensuring procurement delivers value, resilience, and cost efficiency across the organisation, including the application of robust infrastructure and construction-based procurement disciplines across relevant spend categories.
• Act as the enterprise-wide authority on procurement, commercial sourcing, and supplier strategy, influencing the strategic direction at executive level and advising on major investments, supplier partnerships, routes to market, and commercial risk.
• Provide clear, regular reporting and insight to senior leadership on procurement performance, including savings, cost avoidance, supplier performance, market trends, and key risks and opportunities.
• Hold direct accountability for procurement-related budgets, cost performance, savings delivery, and long-term cost base optimisation, working closely with Finance to shape forecasts, investment decisions, and long-term financial planning.
• Own and continuously evolve procurement governance, policies, controls, and contract management frameworks, ensuring strong regulatory, legal, financial, and risk management standards across the organisation.
• Lead the company's supplier ecosystem and senior supplier relationships, setting the tone for ethical, sustainable, and performance-driven partnerships
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing procurement team

About You:

• Comfortable leading procurement across both event-related and non-event categories, moving confidently between infrastructure, operational delivery, and indirect spend.
• Enjoys a fast-paced, start-up environment.
• Able to pivot between sectors, categories, and operating models, bringing relevance and impact rather than rigid application of past experience.
• Comfortable working with multiple stakeholders across multiple departments (global & local).

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